On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to recreate the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met.

On this week's show: Gun control, State of the Stalemate and the ambitious Rep. Bruce Braley.

This week's show features: Ed Tibbetts, James Lynch, Mike Wiser and Jon Ericson. The episode was produced by Max Freund and music heard during the show is courtesy of Copperhead.